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Civita di Bagnoregio is one of the most remote towns in Italy. The small village managed to keep its identity and remain relatively intact throughout the years and visiting will make you feel like traveling back in time. Today, Civita di Bagnoregio has only 14 year-round residents and they live in isolation from the rest of the country. The only way to reach the village is by taking a 30-minutes hike up to the hill.

Civita di Bagnoregio is a magical, surreal, fantastic place located on top of a tuff hill that can only be reached by crossing a narrow pedestrian bridge. From there you can enjoy one of the most stunning panoramic views of the whole Lazio region.Nick-named "the town that is dying", due to the constant erosion of the tuff rocks where it is placed, this citadel half-way between Orvieto and Lake Bolsena has Etruscan and Medieval origins. Suspended in time and space, Civita di Bagnoregio is beyond doubt one of the most beautiful and characteristic Italian villages.

Civita di Bagnoregio was originally founded by Etruscans 2.500 years ago! The city at the time was formed only by a group of houses and where the modern Civita stands, there was the acropolis with a temple and a forum, core of civil and religious life of the whole town. Where Bagnoreggio stand now, there used to be the inhabited area of Rota.Enclosed between to rivers, Rio Chiaro and Rio Torbido, surrounded and protected by Valley of Calanchi, this small upland was placed in an absolutely strategic position.

This suggestive village offers an authentic surreal and unforgettable atmosphere. Try to climb the East Cliff to admire the wonderful sight of the so-called "Ponticelli" (little bridges), clay massive walls, last trail of an erosive process started thousands of years ago and that still goes on.Within the village, there are some restaurants, trattorias and bars and also bed & breakfast and local artisan shops.

Founded by the Etruscans and dating back 2,500 years ago, Civita di Bagnoregio is today desperately clinging to its dear life. Perched precariously on top of a tufa hill and surrounded by a desolate canyon, the town resembles an isolated island at the mercy of a tenacious ocean.

The town of Cività di Bagnoregio is at the end of a footbridge, which is a quarter mile long and fairly steep towards the end. To get to the start of the footbridge from the parking lot, there are also some stairs.Cività di Bagnoregio is not the sort of place with lots of sights and things “to do”. Follow your nose. Get lost. Explore its small streets and just wander. Enjoy the atmosphere and the valley views. Have lunch. You could also visit the Cività di Bagnoregio Geological Museum, to understand how this town, perched atop a crumbling cliff of tufa limestone, can be saved.

The village of Civita di Bagnoregio, a few kilometers from Viterbo, is a proof of the precious Etruscan heritage, because it was founded 2500 years ago next to one of the oldest roads in Italy, which connects the Tiber River to Lake Bolsena.